Diary Of a Dynasty: My First Cycle

[mrcashcream]

http://www.elitefitness.com/forum/showthread.php?p=6595894

So today began what is to be my first injection cycle. I'm gonna go ahead and post my experience for myself, and if others decide to view my progress and gain some knowledge along the way, all is well

Stats: 5' 11"
Starting Weight: 208 lbs
Biceps: 17"
Waist: 35"
Chest: 43.5"

Before Pics:

Double Bicep Back Pose: http://www.virginmobileusa.com/media/Pic%2025jpg-6.jpg

Chest Pose: http://www.virginmobileusa.com/media/Pic%2024jpg-7.jpg

Shoulder Flex Pose: http://www.virginmobileusa.com/media/Pic%2021jpg-8.jpg

Past Experience: Never done an injectable, although have toyed around with orals such as Dbol and Var.

First REAL Cycle:
Week 1-12 Test E- 500/wk
Week 1-10 Deca- 250/wk
Week 1-4- 20 Mg Dbol (kickstarter)

Wk 8-12 I am considering adding in some Var, but that is undecided at this point. Wanna see how the test and deca feel when they hit me first.

I have a PCT setup with several options already on hand.

Goals: To add as much mass as possible during the winter months. I will worry about cutting down in the spring.

Supplements: AIFM, Glucorell, Sesapure, Creatine, and of course any protein powder/weight gainer I can get my hands on.

Friday October 13th (how ironic) marks my very first shot (Deca @ 250 & Test E @ 250). The poke went well actually, once I broke the skin it was quite easy. Afterwards I experienced a bit of sweating, but I blame that on my early childhood proneness to shots.

Will update as needed.

 

[mrcashcream]

Just to update this, noticed the before pics didn't work- these should work:

http://www.xfcfed.com/misc/oct06%20%20%202.jpg

http://www.xfcfed.com/misc/oct06%20%20%203.jpg

http://www.xfcfed.com/misc/oct06.jpg

Nearly a week in, have yet to notice much of anything as expected at this point, except for a bit of bloat from the Dbol, started using AIFM to get that down.

The schedule is Friday (Test e @ 250 mg & Deca 250 mg) and Monday (Test e @ 250 mg).

Actually looking forward to my next shot, it's become very easy, and a bit addictive in a sense as I can't wait for my next one. It's funny how these things go, but I find msyelf wanting to cheat and give myself an extra shot of test between the break of days. I have held off this tempation though to stick with the schedule. I'm wondering if anyone else has ever had this sort of temptation, or if it's just me?

Just to note, yesterday we did our tri's and DAMN did I ever get one helluva pump! Those puppies were so full, it was incredible, must be the dbol...

 

[mrcashcream]

UPDATE: Week 1

Today was bicep back and legs, and the pumps were insane. Only a week in, the Dbol is kickstarting well, cant wait to see how things go over the next 4 weeks when the test e and deca are in their prime.

Measured my arms after doing bicep curls: 17.5"

The calf pumps were crazy sick too, they've never been so rock solid before.

Shall update this as I see progress.

 

[gettnlarge01]

I would raise the d-bol 30mg/ed.Everything else looks good. Any weight gain from the d-bol yet?

 

[mrcashcream]

6 lbs

I was at 214 last night when I weighed myself. Even on the low dose of Dbol first thing in the morning, my workouts have seen intense pumps like no other at this point. Can't wait to see how the Test and Deca go

 

[pong21]

Do you spread your dbol out throughout the day, or just all at once?

 

[mrcashcream]

As they say it's the breakfast of champions for a reason, and thus, I've been just taking it all in the AM with my first meal.

One main reason is if Im splitting doses based on it's half life, which is 4 or 5 hours I believe? (correct me if Im wrong) I just know I'd be inconsistant with taking the pills accordingly, so one simple dose first thing in the morning seems more reasonable. I've heard conflicting reports that this could cause a spike in blood levels, but I workout at noon, so it's at it's peak during my workout.

 

[gettnlarge01]

Taking them all before a workout is effective too,as long as you time it right to get the most from them.If you were taking a higher dose I would recommend splitting them up. Have you experienced the back pumps yet?

 

[mrcashcream]

I typically workout 3 hours after I take them in the AM, that way the dbol is consistantly in my blood at a high peak when I lift.

The back pumps were pretty sick as well. Yesterday was back, bi and legs and I could feel everything to the point where it felt like the muscles were gonna explode. I wish I would have had someone take a pic of the pumps cus the fullness and tightness would make for a great pic. Maybe I'll consider that here next week.

Today is chest and tri's, I'll keep this thread posted, and thanks for checking in on my progress bro's!

 

[gettnlarge01]

Let the fun times begin!! Just wait until the test and deca are kicking in!!

 

[mrcashcream]

Just updating this, today was Test & Deca day and I had to poke myself a good 5 times. Appearently I was going too low, and it didn't feel right as my other pokes did. Took me awhile to finally get that puppy right, I felt like a fool and had a few good bloody holes in my rear that resembled a circle, lol

I'm wondering if anyone else has had this problem?

 

[gettnlarge01]

Not in a long time! Too much practice!! LOL

 

[mrcashcream]

Update Oct. 31st 2006

Stats Update

Weight: 214 lbs
Arms: 17 1/4"
Waist: 35"
Upper Torso: 47"
( ^ I had someone else measure my upper torso for me, I believe my first measurement from the start was inaccurate)

Injection Update
Have done two full weeks now of Test & Deca, with Test & Deca being done on Fridays, and another round of Test on Mondays. I have finally managed to hit my stride with my pokes, having a good point of reference in a mole on my rear to help pinpoint my pokes and help keep my from going to low, avoiding pain

Future plans/goals
The plan is to just bulk, I just want to add as much mass as possible, then in the spring worry about cutting back down. I lost 30 lbs last spring to cut down for the summer w/o AAS, so I know it wont be hard to do again next spring. I want to get up to 230+ during the course of this current winter bulker cycle. The more mass, the better, my diet is dialed in, typically 3500-4000 cals a day on weekdays and a bit above maintence during the weekend (non lifting days). Each week the goal is to push my body to another limit, whether it be more weight then last week, or one more rep then the previous week.

On notes as far as progress, it has been steady thus far 2 weeks in, which is how I wanted it to start off, not too excessive in weight gain or anything- thus my low dose of Dbol.

We've been switching up our workouts to really trick our muscles with something new the past several weeks now. Recently we've incorporated an entire arm day, which was today, nailing bi's and tri's, and that was after hitting the back hard. The pumps were great after the 2 hour session and I felt like Triple H afterwards looking in the mirror.

Shall update as needed. Stay tuned....

 

[Knights2]

man...ive been off gear for a while due to a run in with an asshole teamate and a coach that looked the other way and told me to cut it out...but ive been thinking about it for a while...and hearing all this bro...its really making me consider a nice cycle before season...good luck bro and keep up the work...keep posting!!!

 

[mrcashcream]

Another quick update...

I've heard alot of talk about deca dick and the lack of sexual interest while on Deca. I was greatly concerned about this issue as I don't want the mrs to feel left out, if you know what I mean...

Well, thus far my sex drive has skyrocketed, possibly the highest it's been since I was a teenage. I assume it's the Test, and hopefully *knock on wood* I won't fall victim to the deca dick syndrome I've heard others talk about. So 3 weeks in, my sex drive is crazy high and all seems well with my body and well being. Acne is about the only side I've experienced and it's not been that bad at all.

 

[mrcashcream]

1 Mth Update

Well Ive been sticking myself now for exactly one month today (friday). My current weight as of today is 222 lbs, which is up 14 lbs from my starting weight. 14 lbs in 1 mth isn't too shabby I suppose.

I feel bigger and can notice a bit of difference when I look at myself in the mirror. Also there's about 4 or 5 shirts I wore in the summer that I can barely squeeze my arms and chest into now. My waist size has stayed the same which is great, and hopefully shall remain that way during this bulker.

I am done with orals now, being the 4th week. I am though running proviron to help keep me dry, along with AIFM.

The strength increases have just began to take effect also, as I notice myself putting up some weights on each body part I couldn't touch a month prior. As of this week, here are my latest stats for the most basic excersises per body part:

No Assistance
Tri Extension: 125 lbs (8 reps)
Bi Curl: 115 lbs (6 reps)
Shoulder Press: 135 lbs (8 reps)
Shrugs: 275 lbs (6 reps)
Bench: 255 lbs (8 reps)
Lat Pulldowns: 160 lbs (10 reps)
Squats: 275 lbs (6 reps)
Deadlift: 275 lbs (6 reps)

I need to invest in some wrist supports so I can go heavier on some workouts w/o feeling like my grip is gonna give out.

Will update my progress as it comes.

 

[mrcashcream]

Monday- Chest

Today I hit a new milestone on the bench, and I can honestly say things are starting to kick in full force. Here are my numbers for today:

Decline
275 lbs (8x)
245 lbs (9x)
235 lbs (10x)
225 lbs (10x)

One month ago I wouldnt even have dreamed of throwing up 275, but did it very comfortably and cant wait to throw up 300 for 8-10 reps. It shouldnt be long until I see that number

 

[gettnlarge01]

Congrats on the gains 14lbs in one month is nice

 

[mrcashcream]

Week 5 Update

I've been off the Dbol for a bit over a week now. It appears the reason for my sudden bit of weight loss, nothing major, but I'm down to 218 now, must be water weight that dropped off.

On a positive note, my strength increase is crazy sick now. I can seriously notice the strength gains, especially on the bench. Today of course was Chest today, so here are my numbers:

Decline Bench
300 lbs (6x)
275 lbs (11x)
255 lbs (7x)
245 lbs (6x)

One helluva a jump from one week ago. Just to note, I never bother with a one max rep, as it's not really an important aspect of my training regime. But it feels great to throw up 300 lbs for 6 reps. I will continue to challenge myself every week, and hopefully by the end of this all, I'll be up around 400 on the bench. Keep an eye out, and chart my progress with me, things are really about to get interesting!

 

[gettnlarge01]

Dropping 5-10lbs when you come off d-bol it's to be expected. Pushing up 405lbs is a milestone for us all.I don't do 1 rep maxes any more but I do remember the day when I first did 405lbs. Keep us posted you have some solid benches.

 

[odoyal rulez]

jesus...405 bench is sick...

 

[adamjm]

great thread gonna sub to this one. nice work

 

[mrcashcream]

Thanks all for tracking my progress. At the end of the week, I'll give a full update on all my stats and numbers on lifts.

Just wanted to post up a few thoughts. I've been using Proviron for a few weeks now, and I slipped up over Thanksgiving and forgot to take a few days worth and I've noticed a slip in sexual desire (although with the wife on the rag, it didnt matter anywho). It's not like I can't get it up, that's no prob, just the sex drive has dropped off a bit. Started taking the Proviron on schedule this week so hopefully that kicks back up to speed.

In other notes, I've been getting alot of comments from people on how big I'm starting to get. The owner of the company I work for was a former Mr. Maryland, he's a real big guy, and he's really impressed with my progress and my lifts.

I've been running Letro for a few weeks along with AIFM (I'm highly gyno prone) and I've been dry as can be.

And lastly, I've noticed a major change in my Lats, they have grown huge now and pop up something crazy, most notably the biggest area of gain since I've started this cycle. I assume there is one particular area in everyone that grows a bit more then others, and for me it's been my back. I plan to get someone to take pics soon to show my progress half way through.

 

[mrcashcream]

Been sometime now since I've updated this. The holidays have been crazy, and the weather turned very cold fast where I live, so I've failed to get new pics taken as I do them outside with my camera phone for best results.

So I'm into Week 8 now, last week I felt like my progress slowed a bit, but this week things have changed. I'm gearing a different mentality now, and decided to throw in some T3 and Clen to combat with Fat loss....I just can't stand this belly fat anymore and I wanna trim down, so I figured for the last few weeks of my cycle I'd toss them in along with some cardio, some time in the sauna, and I should continue progress, and cut fat as well.

This week we're rotating our workout schedule, gonna start hitting everything alot harder and do compound excersises like squats and benching more then once a week. My bench numbers have floated the same, but my squats have jumped up crazy high, hit 400 lbs for 10 reps, a new mark for myself and it felt incredible, my quads are killing me now as we speak, but that's a great thing

I've lowered my calorie count down to around the 2500 range now and changed my diet up, going to be eating very lean now to trim down, yet continue my gains. Basically it means it's time to become best friends with tuna, bleh. I'll suck it up though. I've lowered my carb intake as well. I'll only be consuming carbs early in the day, basically right before my weight training and right afterwards and that's it. This program worked well for me in the past w/o AAS. So now more eating like a cow, I enjoyed eating alot but it's time to shave the fat down.

Will update my progress.

 

[iHulk]

Nice log bro.
any updates?

 

[mrcashcream]

AH, indeed, it has been sometime since I've updated this. The holidays have been hectic, lack of net time, but have stayed focused in the gym and with my training as well as eating clean despite my families poor holiday habits, lol.

Since the last time I've updated this, I've made a complete change for the better. I've dropped a considerable amount of bodyfat along with not only maintaining, but adding addition muscle.

I'm on week 11 right now and I still feel great. I've decided to run the Deca until week 12, drop it, then run the Test E until week 14 upon hitting PCT. I am also going to attempt the 10mg AM Dbol method as well, which I will also keep a log off here.

Back to the present, like I've said, I've dropped some fat, I'm down to 208 last time I weighted myself, but I look and feel leaner and more vascular, and overall weight gain is not my focus, but gaining high quality, lean muscle. My strength has dropped a bit, but Im not gonna let that bog me down any cus it's obvious that was to occur upon dropping fat and water weight. Right now I'm much more satisifed with my appearance then I was a month ago before I threw the Clen and T3 and worked on shedding the fat as well. I should have just focused on a neutral balance of fatloss and muscle gain the entire time instead of overeating and going overboard to the point that I would added fat on. I've dropped two belt sizes as well which is great cus the Mrs likes me more ripped anyway. The definition in my legs is much more improved, along with my chest, arms, back, shoulders and even abs. Hell overall I feel much better and not having that extra gut feels great.

The Future
Like I said, Week 12 I will drop the Deca. Week 14 I drop the Test. I will run PCT, and add in the AM Dbol. I'll be taking time off which = my time on. Then in the viscinity of May I intend to run a Spring cycle to get ready even more ripped and jacked up for the summer. As it stands I am leaning towards running a Test Prop/Tren Ace combo for 6-8 weeks pending how I handle sides. I feel the sides on the Deca/Test cycle have been very minimual, actually the only side I've had issues with is the acne, and I can deal with that cus I tan. No loss of sexual interest, no hair loss, nothing else to note. The only thing Im not so sure about with the Test Prop/Tren Ace combo cycle for spring would be the everyday pokes, not to sure how that'd treat my ass, maybe others could fill me in with their experiences or input? Thanks all for viewing and I will continue to follow up with updates during PCT into my spring cycle as well.

 

[iHulk]

way to stay the course and not give in to the easy holiday buffet of treats crashcream.
As for the future cyc:
Test prop/ Tren A is a sick cycle. Great for cutting. Nothing cuts like Tren, I'm running a Test-E/Tren Ace /Var cycle right now. The ed pokes is fine as long as you rotate the jabs. I usually just rotate delts, glutes, quads and sometimes hit the calves all though thats been new.

Keep us posted

 

[mrcashcream]

Update: Cycle Complete, PCT Started

Before:

After:

I plan to get more pics down in the exact poses I had in my before pics so the results are easier to notice in the same posture.

All together I'd say I gained roughly 15 lbs of lean muscle. Figuring in that before pic, which was taken I believe in September, I had gotten my weight as low as 189 lbs (I use to be overweight so last summer my goal was trimming down)....then during this cycle I got up to 220lbs at one point, but some was fat. Now I'm as small around the waist at 205 as I was at 189, abs are even more defined under the small layer of fat, but overall more muscle, especially my back, it's huge. Got a good V figure going on.

So I've had some cases of the Clomid blues....noticed I've been a bit moodier then usual lately....

I've never had a loss of libido or problems "getting it up" at all on this cycle, so I guess I'm one of the lucky few that doesn't get any of the dreaded sides from Deca, except for the acne. The acne has been hell, even worse now since I've been off.

Recovery has been smooth, considering I've been off now since the first week in Jan (I decide to end sooner then I last said I would), which is roughly 4 weeks (I'm 2nd week in on Clomid). I haven't lost any size yet or strength either, so that's a plus. After sometime off, in the spring I plan to run Tren/Test/EQ and work on getting more jacked. Will update with anything further.